"How could a Demon Cultivator not do bad things!" Ye Wuyue’s eyes widened, "It is precisely because they are Demon Cultivators that they do bad things."

"Isn’t it because they do bad things that they become Demon Cultivators?" Fan Wubing asked, "If a Saint from Wenxin Heaven engages in sacrifices and massacre, would he be a Demon Cultivator?"

"How could a Saint do such things?" Ye Wuyue frowned.

Fan Wubing asked, "What if I were a Demon Cultivator?"

Ye Wuyue shook her head firmly, "How could you be a Demon Cultivator! Stop joking."

"What if I were? Would you kill me?"

Ye Wuyue’s pupils slightly unfocused, gazing at Fan Wubing without being able to concentrate. At that moment, she recalled the letter her brother wrote her, saying to trust Fan Wubing no matter what.

She didn’t know what to say and muttered, lowering her head, "You are not a Demon Cultivator."

Fan Wubing stood up and patted her on the head, "Think it through. You are in a high position, and your every move influences many people. You must consider things carefully." With that, he flashed away.

"I understand," Ye Wuyue mumbled.

Even though she’d said so, there was still some confusion in her heart.

Unable to get an answer from Brother Wubing, she looked in a particular direction toward Changning City.

Some time later, she appeared before Jiang Sha.

This sister, seated in a wheelchair, was always so beautiful, so serene, as if no conflict or trouble could ever disturb her.

Upon seeing Jiang Sha, Ye Wuyue’s heart felt as if it were submerged in a tranquil lake.

She confided her troubles to Jiang Sha.

Jiang Sha smiled and said, "Demon Cultivators are called such because they practice the Demon Dao Cultivation Technique. Once a person practices a Demon Dao Cultivation Technique, they cannot correct their identity. That is the most terrifying aspect of the Demon Dao: it gradually drags a person down until they become insane and unfit to live."

"I understand as well... But Brother Wubing’s view is that those who commit evil are Demon Cultivators. Even if they practice orthodox Saint paths, they become Demon Cultivators if they commit evil acts."

Jiang Sha said, "If a Saint commits evil, Wenxin Heaven will punish them. The Demon Extermination Bureau, after all, has the sole duty of eradicating Demon Cultivators, right?"

"Sister Jiang is right."

"A Demon Cultivator hiding within a major power... first, consider why he hides within the major power. If not to scheme more significant evil deeds, why take such risks?" Jiang Sha said, "Thus, eradicating these Demon Cultivators is to prevent greater evil from growing. A Demon Cultivator may not cause chaos now, but if not stopped, isn’t it too late once they do?"

Ye Wuyue was still confused, "But the law doesn’t punish suspected crimes."

"The Demon Extermination Bureau is a special case. Governing a country requires rules, moral education, and legal punishment, but that is for those within the rules. Are Demon Cultivators people within the rules?"

"No."

"Demon Cultivators are special individuals, and special matters require special measures. The Demon Extermination Bureau never interferes with internal matters of powers, only eradicating Demon Cultivators, right."

"Right!"

Jiang Sha laughed, "You’re a smart child."

"Thank you, Sister Jiang, I now know what to do!"

Ye Wuyue, her confusion resolved, eagerly returned to the Demon Extermination Bureau and quickly convened a meeting.

The stance of the Demon Extermination Bureau thus transitioned.

...

On December seventeenth, the first snow fell over Changning City, blanketing the city in white. The fierce cold air hovered like sharp, cold blades suspended in mid-air.

The long-existing airspace regulations of Changning City did not apply to the special operations of the Demon Extermination Bureau.

Recently, the flying shuttles with the Demon Extermination Bureau’s banner had appeared more frequently in Changning City’s skies, journeying to and from various places.

Pei Weiyi, by the warmth of a stove, casually eating a mandarin, said,

"The weather is changing."

Fan Wubing, napping beside her, squinted open his eyes,

"It’s snowing."

Pei Weiyi fed him a segment of mandarin, "You seem quite idle recently."

Having gained control over all of Fallen Immortal Land except for Old Dragon Mountain and Qixia Lake, Fan Wubing had become idle, spending all his time at Jinhua Mansion, going nowhere.

"Do you think I’ve lingered too long?"

Pei Weiyi leaned over and tidied his hair, "Though I’m not sure what you’re thinking, don’t waste your time here."

"Why do you say that?"

Pei Weiyi looked up at the sky, "Even though you are everything to me, I am not your destiny. Maybe mastering the complete Divination Skill hasn’t given you the answers you seek, so you’re a bit lost. But I always thought you are someone who would never stop moving. Over ten thousand years ago, my steps stopped at the Immortal Dynasty, in Changning City, so I could never catch up with you."

Pei Weiyi is very generous in nature, always able to say such things with ease and normalcy.

She seemed to accept, without worry, anything good or bad that came her way.

Looking at her serene face, Fan Wubing realized that this might be her understanding of Supreme Forgetting Emotions. Thus, even after breaking her pure entity, she could still use the Supreme Forgetting Emotions’ Divination Skill.

Her will had long reached that realm.

Fan Wubing was silent for a while.

Pei Weiyi said, "Don’t consider staying by my side a little longer as compensation for what you owed me before."

Hearing this, Fan Wubing’s heart trembled.

Although their starting intentions were different, Pei Weiyi had indeed pierced through his thoughts.

Pei Weiyi cupped Fan Wubing’s face, laughed, and said,

"Go back to the side of the person you love."

Fan Wubing felt troubled; he increasingly regretted having beguiled Pei Weiyi with the Enchanting Demon Dao. He couldn’t help but think, how could someone who has lived for over ten thousand years handle things so easily? This fruit tasted bitter, sour, astringent, and sweet all at once.